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Teaching My Dyslexic Child To Read: Hands-On Activities That Really Work!
This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! My youngest son just turned ten. It has been a huge milestone, for him and for his momma. He is 100% sure that he is a man now, except...
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5 Things That Are Making Life Easier Right Now
It is now February and, as much as I hate to admit it, we are still recovering from the holidays. The lack of routine, the lack of sleep, the lack of control – it has left a lot lacking in our daily...
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When You’re Not The Mom You Want To Be
I have not been the mom I want to be today…not at all. I am so tired. I am increasingly resentful of all the care my children require. I am overwhelmed by a week that seems like it Just. Won’t. End. It...
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When I Don’t Know How To Help My Child
It was 4 o’clock in the afternoon when it started. My son had been outside, working on a pond project in our backyard. He came inside, clearly overheated and tired. About 30 minutes later, he began...
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Learning About The World With North Star Geography
This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting my family! My sons attended a Montessori preschool for three years. They loved it and I loved it. My boys spent hours learning about the...
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A Glimpse Into Our Days
Before sitting down to write this, I re-read my day in the life post from last year. I feel like not much has changed. And I feel like everything has changed. It’s so weird how life is sometimes. The...
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When Your Child Isn’t At Grade Level
“He is reading at a first grade level now,” I said to the doctor, holding my breath. “What?” she said with a mix of surprise and concern. “He’s ten.” I paused for a moment, and decided to ignore the...
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The Benefits of Using An Audio Textbook With My Struggling Learner
This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting my family! My dyslexic son feels like his mom is always treating him like a baby. And the truth is, there are times where I necessarily have...
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Using Hands On Activities To Learn About The World
When I was in seventh grade, I made a salt dough map of Italy. My uncle helped me. I remember carefully forming the mountains, painting the sea, and painstakingly placing all of Italy’s major cities...
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Focusing On My Child’s Strengths
Too often, I spend a ton of time, energy and effort focused on what my children can’t do. I am ashamed to admit it, but it’s true. Will he ever really learn to read fluently? Why is it so hard to...
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When My Child Resists Learning
My ten-year-old, already in tears and frustrated beyond belief, took the paper and tore it up. “I don’t want to do this,” he said through gritted teeth. Although my blood pressure was starting to...
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Understanding God’s Calling and My Child with Special Needs
Please know, although I received this curriculum for free and was compensated for my time to review, this post is my own opinion entirely. My son has very specific, very selective areas of focus. If...
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On The Job Training For Motherhood
I spend a lot of time thinking about how best to help my children learn. Hands-on activities, incorporating movement, accommodating sensory needs – all of this has become just a regular part of my...
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Special Education At Home (my new book is here!!!)
We made the decision to homeschool before we knew about either of my boys’ learning differences. Well, I guess that’s not entirely true. We knew they learned differently, but we didn’t know why. School...
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Sometimes Summer Break Isn’t A Break At All
I remember summer vacations so well. When I was a child, summer break meant eating way too many popsicles, not having to get up in the morning, swimming for as long as I wanted, impromptu trips to the...
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Giving My Boys The World
There are a few things I can always count on to always get my boys’ attention, even on tough days. Anything having to do with mixing baking soda and vinegar The story of David and Goliath in The Jesus...
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25 Resources for Out of the Box Learning
Parenting children with learning differences can be an immense challenge. For me, part of this challenge is that my sons’ learning differences also (necessarily) mean mothering differences for me....
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Because Moms Know Best – Here To Help Learning
I looked over the list of speakers and topics. Too many of them made me feel sad. “That would never work for my boys,” I thought to myself over and over again. I went to The Great Homeschool Convention...
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How Will I Teach Algebra? Homeschooling with Learning Differences
Please know, although I received this product for free and was compensated for my time, these opinions are 100% my own. Thank you so much for your continued support of my family. “How will I teach my...
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Starting The School Year Off Right
I love this season. Getting ready for the start of a new school year means I get to do all the things I naturally love. Planning our homeschool calendar. Typing up our daily schedule. Researching and...
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